Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-15
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nov - Msss Torch 10 Ksmove Obnossess
1nssots From Trees.
From thc Country Gentleman.
Prof. Riley gives the following directions
tor making . torch to 10 used In burning The
nests Of such insects - the orchard cater
pillar and the TALL web worm. Take piecs
Of soft brick known ~ salmon brick, and
trim II 70 IN egg shape then take two ns1i-
bic wires, oross them over the briok, wrap
them around II, and twist the ends togeehsF.
Then attach II BY tho wires 10 . long stiok,
ana sosk the brick In coal oil; light Il with .
match, and you ere armed for the work.
Asbestos may be used 70 advantago; and .
little thorough work early enough In the
season, will Obvtato the necessity Of more 0x-
psnsive remedies st . later time The soak.
Ing In the oil may 10 repeated ~ often - 70
quired to maintain the namA
The maausAcsuro Oe Batter.
From the Germantown Telegraph.
In order to secure satisfactory results In
the manufacture OF butter, the cream should
become what In termed refined II should
have acquired . degree Of scidity. To churn
fresh cream ~ II 10 first collected, requires
longer time, yields less butter end Of . leas
satisfactory character. To produce . result
similar TO that effected by the natural reform.
Ing or souring Of the cream the Danish have
adopted An artificial means which is quite
Satisfactory and perhaps productive Of more
uniform results. Thore they sour the cream
by an addition Of sour buttormilk at tho
time OF churntng or . little time before, but
not long enough befcve 70 allow the cream
10 sour OF itself and becorne stale Intro.
duced In this way acidity does good and no
harm, producing more butter and giving Il
Improved keeping qualities. This idea might
be applied perhaps with profit 20 the manu-.
rather than let the cream stand In vats TO
beco,ns . irotby msss resembling - .
Western man expressed It . tub Of soap.
suds.
Poultry and Vegetables
Tho way to make n .h. poultry Su'ins.: e me psZ
yourself. The latter plan u the best
Geese may bs picked every six weeks in
warm weather, but they must be we'll fed
with meas OF meat once day. When they
4rowth OF new feathers weakens and debili.
tstss them.
For gspes put ten drops spirits turpentine
In pint Of water md give no other liquid
to the chicks to drink. Put . taaspoonful
OF turPentine In = quart OF corn meal and
feed. Turpentine instantly destroys the sape
worm.
1t IL said that strips of cloth or old rags
saturated with kerosene, with additional
kerosene poured on the rags at intervals Of
OF the striped cucumber beetie.
On windy days place clOds on the melon
runners, NO ~ to prevent them being shifted
or thrown about, ~ they may be very easily
injured II thrown up by the wind.
Do not keep squash seed from your own
squash II you have several kinds, nor should
pumpkins and melons be grown near each
other.
DIR. r. II. Hoski ins In confident that the far.
NOR who by careful raising aud selection Of
se6d perfects his own supply within ten or
nfteen years have what can rarely bo equslod
by ything from distance.
Pullsts lay smaller eRgs than old hens, but
the excessive number " III make up the
weight. But no long ~ egg ARC sold by the
dozen the pullsts are ahead.